The Brad Mendoza Chronicles: Collected Short Stories, Volume 1

by Skyler Ramirez

Brad Mendoza is an idiot…

But before he fell from grace and was banished to the worst ship in the fleet, Brad was the Promethean Navy’s brightest rising star. Now, for the first time in paperback, you can read the collected short stories of The Brad Mendoza Chronicles, which tell his feats of daring, bravery, and sometimes… stupidity.

Go to the Academy with Brad as he saves not only his classmates, but also a member of the royal family. Travel the stars with him as an ensign in trouble for crossing an admiral, as he fights a rogue AI. Cheer him on as he liberates Jalisco and Poe from treacherous duchesses and pirates.

This thrilling short story compilation is full of action, adventure, a little romance, and a lot of laughs. It’s the perfect standalone read or as a companion to the full-length novels of the Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes series.

Short stories contained in this work (previously published individually on Kindle):
Saving the Academy
Bells and Bullets
Death Patrol
Siege of Jalisco
The Battle for Poe

374 pages, Paperback

Published November 21, 2025

About the author

Skyler grew up in Southern California, under the best weather that state has to offer. So, he's shown a little of his insanity over the years in moving to colder, wetter places: New York City; Provo, Utah; Bainbridge Island, WA. He now resides with his family in Texas, which (apart from the humidity) gives him that great weather once again.

Skyler has been and continues to be a leader and executive with multiple Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, working across a variety of functions, both technical and non-technical. In other words, he's very much a jack-of-all-trades but master of none. Maybe that's why he has now decided to be an author as well. In it, he’s finally found the thing he loves to do most.

Mr. Ramirez currently resides in Texas with his wife, Lindsey, and their four children.

Reviews

[Ronald Spitzer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable stories set in one of my favorite universes dealing with a flawed hero and his adventures when younger than the main series. Characterizations are right on. The action plentiful, the uncertainties of what come next for each story is done to perfection. Every story is good. I am glad all these stories were collected together and that I can and did read them on real paper. Thank you, Mr. Ramirez. Keep all you various series and other books and stories coming. Everyone one else buy this book and join the fun!